- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the planting of extra hectares of trees required to meet the 100 million trees target by 2015 will be financed.
Answer
Financial support for tree planting on privately owned land is available through the Scotland Rural Development Programme. Land acquisition for new planting on the national forest estate is financed through the repositioning programme (under which areas of low public benefit are sold). The Forestry Commission''s proposed Code of Good Practice for Forest Carbon Projects is intended to stimulate further private sector investment in woodland based projects for absorbing carbon.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 15 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected number is of electricity generating technology devices expected to be installed in light of the withdrawal of the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant for such devices.
Answer
The Scottish Government expects that installations of renewable electricity generating devices will significantly increase with the introduction of the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) on 1 April 2010, even in light of the withdrawal of Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grants for these devices.
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change have projected that installations under the FIT will total 750,000 across the UK by 2020 and we will seek at least Scotland''s proportionate share of this.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 15 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money will be saved by the withdrawal of the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant for electricity generating technologies.
Answer
There will be no overall savings to the Energy Saving Scotland Home RENEWABLEs Grant budget line of £2.6 million in 2010-11. By closing the scheme to electricity generating technologies, the Scottish Government has been able to ensure that the remaining £450,000 is available for heat generating technology applications.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its projections are for annual income from renewable energy projects promoted on Forestry Commission land over the next five years.
Answer
Annual income from renewable energy projects on the national forest estate could rise to around £10 million over the next five years, but this is subject to a number of factors, including the price of renewable energy.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 15 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was carried out with constrction and renewables industry representatives regarding the withdrawal of the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant for electricity generating technologies.
Answer
Because of the unexpected spike in demand the Scottish Government did not formally consult with industry representatives regarding the withdrawal of the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grants for electricity generating technologies. But we have an ongoing dialogue with industry representatives through the Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland and the Scottish Microrenewables Working Group on the future of microgeneration support and the Feed-In Tariff.
Also, our recent consultation on Conserve and Save: The Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Scotland asked questions on how Scottish Government support for microrenewables should be delivered in light of the UK Government''s Clean Energy Cashback Schemes and how we can improve the energy performance of Scotland''s housing to help meet our climate change objectives. The response to this consultation are available on the Scottish Government website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Action/energy-efficiency-policy/ActionPlan.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will produce its annual progress report on tackling antisocial behaviour as promised in the framework set out by Promoting Positive Outcomes: Working Together to Prevent Antisocial Behaviour in Scotland, published in March 2009.
Answer
The Promoting Positive Outcomes Implementation Plan was published at the end of October 2009 and the first annual report on implementation will be presented in the autumn.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it first considered a partnership with the Government of the Maldives to tackle climate change.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30105 on 15 January 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-30106 by Stewart Stevenson on 15 January 2010, what measures it has undertaken to develop and deepen the relationship between Scotland and the Maldives.
Answer
Co-operation on the partnership has made good progress and a further announcement will be made at the earliest suitable opportunity.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-30107 by Stewart Stevenson on 15 January 2010, what support has been given to its climate change programme with the Government of the Maldives by the (a) Business, Enterprise and Energy, (b) Climate Change and Water Industry and (c) Culture, External Affairs and Tourism Directorate.
Answer
Officials from The Scottish European Green Energy Centre in Aberdeen, Business, Enterprise and Energy Directorate, the Energy Technology Partnership and Culture and External Affairs Directorate have all had direct contact and discussions with representatives of the Maldives Government. Officials from the Climate Change and Water Industry Directorate are providing co-ordination and briefing.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what details it can provide of meetings between ministers and officials and representatives of the Government of the Maldives.
Answer
The First Minister met the Maldives President''s Envoy for Science and Technology in Edinburgh on 11 December 2009 and then met President Nasheed of the Maldives in Copenhagen on 15 December 2009 during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate conference where they signed a Joint Statement and then addressed The Climate Group''s Climate Leaders Summit of over 60 state and regional government Ministers. Officials from The Scottish European Green Energy Centre in Aberdeen, Business, Enterprise and Energy Directorate, the Energy Technology Partnership and Culture and External Affairs Directorate have all had direct contact and discussions with representatives of the Maldives Government.
